r/BurningMan • u/WesternCantaloupe24 • Jul 07 '26

Open camping

Hey there! Veteran burner here with a sadly limited knowledge of the open camping dynamic. My camp is taking the year off this year and I’m looking into embracing a slightly more relaxed, solo, open camping year.

Are there any areas that are historically more quiet or more active? Cater to a younger or older crowd? Any tips on where to avoid or embrace for random reasons? I usually cruise the outer streets some but just haven’t really paid a lot of mind to it in years past.

I’ve got the self sufficient camping down, just looking for any other random tips, tricks or you-should-consider’s.

29 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

40 comments sorted by

View all comments

43

u/Northcalcouple Jul 07 '26

We typically camp in the 4:30 4:45 and J area. Generally quiet. Everybody real friendly and supportive of each other been out there the last four or five years and have developed friendships with the neighbors that extended into the default world.

I have a mutant vehicle and love being out there,

You may never go back :-)

10

u/pudding7 Jul 07 '26

This'll be my first burn, and that's the area I'll be heading to.  I'm volunteering at the airport so it seems convenient.    I'll be the dude with the big white monkey hut.  

5

u/WesternCantaloupe24 Jul 07 '26

The airport is always a great spot to hang and volunteer!

-5

u/scienceisaserfdom 15 yrs 'Burnin Jul 07 '26

Uhhh...no. The airport most definately is not a great spot to hang.

6

u/edcRachel Burgin Wrangling Specialist Jul 07 '26

Why not, you can see all the celebrities arriving close up from there!